Object

Accession No

Z 46155.22

Description

Ivory tool. Oval in cross-section. One end tapers slightly to a rounded point. The other end slanted, with a deep longitudinal groove, a cylindrical perforation, and transverse cut marks across surface.

Place

Arctic; North America; Canada; Nunavut; Baffin Island; Foxe Peninsula; Nuwata

Period

?Dorset ?Thule ?Inuit

Source

Manning, Thomas Henry [excavator]; British Canadian Arctic Expedition

Department

Arch

Reference Numbers

Z 46155.22; F22 [Excavation no.]

Cultural Affliation

Material

Ivory

Local Term

Measurements

130mm

Events

Description (Physical description)
Point.
Event Date
Author: Danlei Zhou

Context (Field collection)
Site F. Excavated by Thomas Manning, British Canadian Arctic Expedition, in August 1938.
Event Date 8/1938
Author: maa

Context (References)
Manning, T.H. (1943). ‘The Foxe Basin Coasts of Baffin Island.’ The Geographical Journal, vol. 101(5/6). pp. 225-251.
Event Date 1943
Author: Danlei Zhou

Context (References)
Manning, T.H. (1950). ‘Eskimo Stone Houses in Foxe Basin’. Arctic, vol. 3(2). pp. 108-112.
Event Date 1950
Author: Danlei Zhou

Description (Physical description)
Ivory point with a hole pierced through one end.
Event Date 11/6/2001
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Ivory tool. Oval in cross-section. One end tapers slightly to a rounded point. The other end slanted, with a deep longitudinal groove, a cylindrical perforation, and transverse cut marks across surface.
Event Date 19/9/2024
Author: Danlei Zhou

FM:27692